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Senior Remote Quantitative Developer

AKTRA INC · McLean, VA · 3 days ago
FinanceFull-time

About the role

We are seeking an experienced remote Senior Quantitative Developer with expertise in AI/ML, financial systems, and enterprise software development. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who can build AI-powered financial applications, develop scalable APIs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML solutions for financial applications
  • Build and optimize LLM, NLP, and generative AI applications
  • Develop scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
  • Create data pipelines and implement MLOps best practices for model deployment and monitoring
  • Develop quantitative models, financial analytics, and simulation tools
  • Build real-time market data processing and financial analytics solutions
  • Write production-quality, scalable, and maintainable code
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, quants, data engineers, and product teams

Requirements

  • 7+ years of software development experience
  • Strong experience building APIs and AI-powered applications
  • Expert programming skills in Python with experience in Java, C++, or Scala
  • 1–3 years of experience in financial services or FinTech
  • Experience developing applications using LLMs; experience with AI agents/agentic AI is highly preferred
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern software engineering practices
  • Bachelor's degree preferred (Master's or PhD in a quantitative field is a plus)

Qualifications

  • Experience with RAG architectures, LLM fine-tuning, and AI agents
  • Knowledge of quantitative finance, derivatives, risk management, or portfolio analytics
  • Experience with financial engineering libraries (QuantLib, pandas, NumPy)
  • Familiarity with MLOps tools such as MLflow or Weights & Biases
  • CFA, FRM, or other financial certifications are a plus
  • Experience with reinforcement learning, real-time streaming, or low-latency systems is a plus

Skills

  • Languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, SQL
  • AI/ML: PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Hugging Face, LangChain, LLMs
  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Azure, or GCP; Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
  • Data: Spark, Kafka, Airflow, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
  • Experience with REST APIs, microservices, Git, and modern development workflows

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Remote

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